Fastener



IDA M. nniokson, or sEA'r'rrE, WASHINGTON.

. rAsrENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

Application filed September 13, 1919. Serial No. 323,520.

citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Seattle,'in the county'of King and State of Vashington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

The invention relates to fasteners adapted especially for use uponwearing apparel. One object of theinvention is to provide a fastenercomprisinghook and eye members which can be readily attached to wearingapparelby a person unaccustomed to doing the same and without complextools. An-

other object is the provision of means for reinforcing the fabric of thewearing apparel, this means being further secured by the fasteners. Afurther object is the securing of the fastener in a way such that itwill be concealed from View. Other objects of the invention reside inthe novel arrangements and combinations of parts as more fullyhereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an inner side view of portions of wearing apparel secured toeach other by means of the construction embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross section on the lines 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the hook member;

Figure 4 1s a side view of the eye member; Figures 5 and 6 are,respectlvely, a side view and top plan view of a modified con-.

struction of hook member.

1 is the hook member formed of wire having the parallel prongs 2, theends of which are rounded so that they can be readily inserted throughthe fabric of the wearing apparel, and the loop 3 which isof U-shape andis connected to the prongs 2 by means of the transversely extendingportions. 4. The loop 3 extends substantially parallel to the prongs 2,and the legs 5 of the loop have the portions 6 bent inwardly toward theprongs 2, so that when the hook member is in engagement with the eyemember the inwardly, bent portion 6 will retain the hook and eye membersin engagement.

7 is the eye member which is also formed of wire. This eye member isU-shaped, and

the ends of the prongs 8 are roundedso that the same can be more readilyinserted into the fabric of the wearing apparel.

For securing the eye member 7 to the wearing apparel, the edge of thelatter, to which the eye member is secured, is hemmed, as at 9. Theprongs 8 of the eye member are forced through the hem 9 of the fabricfrom its outer to its inner side and the ends 10 are bent over to securethe eye member thereto. For securing the hook member to the other edgeof the fabric, which is also preferably hemmed, as at '11, the prongs 2are inserted through the fabric forming the inner face of the hem 11,and the hook member is turned so that the transversely extendingportions 4 engage this portion of the fabric, and the prongs 2 extendsubstantially parallel thereto for a distance, and are then benttransversely and extendthrough this fabric and have their ends 12 bentover to secure thehook member to the fabric. By means of thisarrangementthe fabric forming the outer face of the hem 11 conceals thehook and eye members from View.

For the purpose of facilitating the bending of the prongs of the hookand eye members at the proper points, the prongs have predeterminedlylocated weakened portions and over which the end portions of the hookand eye members are bent. These plates 'distribute the pressure producedby the hook and eye member over a sufficient area of the fabric toprevent tearing of the latter.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the reinforcing member is formed of wire,which has its opposite ends 16 bent to form eyes, through which theprongs 17 of the hook member extend.

The ends of the prongs 17 are looped over to prevent disengagement ofthe reinforcing member. This form of reinforcing member may also bereadily used with the eye member of the fastener.

The hook and eye members 1 and 7 respectively may be made in the factoryin the forms shown in Figures 3 and 4, with the shanks straight andweakened at predetermined points. The person, such as the homedress-maker, can easily apply the same'to wearing apparel and also applythe fabric reinforcing members 14. Furthermore, the

fastener can be easily removed when desired. Another important featureis that no sewing-is required for securing the parts of the fastener.

What I claim as my'invention is:

l. The combination with a fabric, of an attachable fastener membercomprising a wire having a loop extending beyond one side of said fabricand having prongs extending through said fabric and bent over at theirends at predetermined points, and a single reinforcing member for saidfabric between the opposite side of said fabric and the bent-overvendsof the prongs, the latter holding said reinforcing member in place.

2. The combination with a fabric, of an attachable fastener membercomprising a wire having a loop adjacent to one side of said fabric andprongs extending through said fabric and bent over at their ends, saidprongs being weakened at predetermined points to facilitate bending ofthe same.

3; The combination with a fabric, of an attachable fastener membercomprising a wire having a loop adjacent to one side of said fabric andprongs extending through said fabric and bent over at their ends, saidprongs being weakened at predetermined points to facilitate bending ofthe same, and a plate having apertures through which said prongs pass,said plate'being secured by said bent over ends of the prongs.

4c. The combination with a fabric having overlapping hems, of anattachable fastener for securing said hems to each other comprisingcooperating hook and eye members, each having a loop at the adjacentsides of said fabric and prongs extending through said fabric and bentover at their ends and a single apertured plate on the inner side ofeach of said hems and engaged by the prongs of each of said hook and eyemembers, the outer side of one of said hems concealing said hook and eyemembers.

7 5. The combinationwith a fabric having a hem, of a hook member havinga loop extending substantially parallel to and spaced from the innerside of said hem and having prongs extending through the fabric from theinner side of said hem extendingsuhstanti'ally parallel thereto and bentinwardly topass theretlirough, the ends of said prongs being bent over,said prongs being weakened ends and having eyes through which saidprongs extend.

In testimony whereof I aff x my signature.

IDA'M. ERIGKSON.

